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Give your kitchen that superior finish with Glasgow Granite Masters Worktops. Choose from an extensive range of granite, quartz and silestone worktops available in a huge choice of colours to suit any kitchen design, taste and budget. We are one of Scotland’s leading suppliers of granite, quartz and silestone worktops and have professionally finished thousands of bespoke kitchens and bathrooms throughout the country.
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The aesthetics of any bespoke kitchen relies on quality worktops. The functionality and durability of those worktops rely on choosing the best material suited to how you use your kitchen (or bathroom) and the time and cost involved in keeping your worktops pristine clean, free from burn rings, chips, cracks and distorted colour changes that can happen with certain materials susceptible to damage from UV rays, or those affected by chemical agents be it cleaning products with high alkaline content or make-up and nail varnishes in the bathroom.
The more durable the worktop quality is, the longer the guarantee will be! (That’s a quick and easy way to determine a product’s durability).
As part of our site survey service and the customer service you receive when visiting our showroom, our staff can advise on different materials, any maintenance required, the lifespan you can expect and the guarantees applicable to our product range in addition to the sinks and taps we have available and provide at cost reduction to you, making your kitchen or bathroom makeover even more budget-friendly.
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Granite worktops are made of natural stone, cut to slab size, polished to give the material a sheen then templated and fabricated to a custom size. Because the material is 100% natural, it’s highly durable, heat resistant and is the most suited to kitchens with large windows as it’s not as susceptible to UV damage from natural sunlight.
Granite is porous and needs sealed to maintain its moisture resistance. How often it needs a granite sealer applied depends on how heavy the worktop is used and the types of products that’s generally placed on the worktop. Testing the sealant is easy as you only need a drop of water on the countertop – if it’s absorbed into the worktop, it needs a granite sealer applied. Generally, it’s advised to apply sealer annually.
Colour can degrade on granite worktops when they’re subjected to prolonged exposure of cooking fats, and deep coloured liquids such as red wines, grapefruit juices, and even the grease that can seep through takeaway pizza boxes can affect the colour so a quick wipe over soon after any spillages or grease is on the surface is recommended. As is daily cleaning using a pH neutral granite cleaner as alkaline will cause discolouration of granite surfaces.
In terms of durability, granite is the strongest material to use in kitchens where a lot of cooking and baking is done. It’s more heat resistant too so placing a hot baking tray or a casserole dish directly onto the worktop, won’t burn or change the shade of the worktop. And granite’s hard to scratch. In fact, it’ll dull your knives if you cut and chop directly on the surface before it’d scratch. (not recommended) But, if it does get damaged, it’s easier to fix and with a granite repair kit you could likely use yourself and notice no difference once it’s repaired. With engineered stone (quartz/Silestone), because of the added composites involved, it’s much harder to achieve even near-perfect repairs if any scratches do occur.
Both quartz and Silestone worktops are referred to as types of composite worktops. They’re much stronger and more aesthetically pleasing than laminate kitchen worktops as the materials are made of up different quantities of quartz, colouring agents, binding agents and polymers and resins. The usual ratio for a high-quality quartz or Silestone worktop is 90% quartz and 10% of other composites materials.
The main advantage of engineered stone worktops is that it’s maintenance free. No sealing required. The downside is if it does get scratched or chipped, it’s difficult to repair.
Because quartz worktops are man-made and not completely stone, there’s a wider colour choice available, making these a popular material for worktop swaps for rejuvenating your kitchen with a worktop in a shade to match or compliment your existing kitchen, with no refurbishments needed. Another thing to note with quartz is that it’s not as heat resistant as granite, although it can still withstand temperatures up to around 240oC without scorching. Nevertheless, it’s recommended to use pot stands or trays to place hot pots/pans/baking trays to prevent any scorch marks.
Another thing of note with quartz and Silestone worktops is they can be more hygienically-friendly as the material is non-porous meaning there’s never going to be any tiny pores in your worktop surface where bacteria could survive if improperly sealed.
Sensa Granite is a new material made by the Consentino brand that’s still a stone worktop but with Senguard® applied, which is an enhanced stain protection treatment making them non-porous for longer. Because the materials will last longer, you get a longer guarantee. With Granite Masters, our granite worktop guarantee is 10-years, whereas there’s a 15-year guarantee of the Sensa Granite worktop range. On our Quartz range, we guarantee our Santamargaretta Quartz worktops for 10-years and 25-years for our Silestone worktops.
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